Department of Finance‚ HKUST Spring 2013 Email: Xuewenliu@ust.hk Office hour: 13:30-14:30 Tuesday Assessment: Assignments (12%)‚ Midterm-exam (18%)‚ Projects and presentations (15%)‚ and Final exam (55%) Textbooks: 1. Corporate Finance‚ by J. Beck and P. DeMarzo‚ 2nd edition 2011‚ Pearson Education‚ Inc. Hereafter BD. 2. Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy‚ by M. Grinblatt and S. Titman‚ 2nd edition‚ 2002‚ Irwin McGraw Hill. Hereafter GT. I. Introduction to Corporate Finance 1. Corporations
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of planning and managing a firm’s long-term investments is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital management. financial depreciation. agency cost analysis. capital budgeting. capital structure. 4. The mixture of debt and equity used by a firm to finance its operations is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital management. financial depreciation. cost analysis. capital budgeting. capital structure. 5. The management of a firm’s short-term assets and liabilities is called: A. B. C. D. E. working capital
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Closing Case: CH 9 When should Bunyan Lumber‚ harvest the forest? The cash flow will grow at the inflation rate of 3.7%. Utilizing the real cash flow formula (1+R) =v (1+R)(1+H) 1.10 = (1+R)(1.037) R= 6.08% The conservation funds are anticipated to grow slower than the inflation rate. The return for the conservation fund will be‚ (1+R) = (1+R) (1+H) 1.10 = (1+R) (1.032) R= 6.5% The cash flow from the thinning process is as follow‚ Cash flow from thinning = Acres thinned x cash
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Andersen Questions for discussion: 1. What do you think was the main reason that Andersen turned away from its core founding identity? How could this changed have been avoided? 2. Do you have any suggestions for how Andersen could have attracted high-quality graduates without offering the high salaries associated with consulting work? I think the main reason that Andersen turned away from its core founding identity it is because of the aggressive of the owner and employees. Everyone seems do not want
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off-road driving in addition to its normal freeway usage. The research and development costs so far total about $10 million. The SuperTread would be put on the market beginning this year and Goodweek expects it to stay on the market for a total of four years. Test marketing costing $5 mil-lion shows that there is a significant market for a SuperTread-type tire. As a financial analyst at Goodweek Tires‚ you are asked by your CFO‚ Mr. Adam Smith‚ to evaluate the SuperTread project and provide a recommendation
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Chapter 4 29. Annuity Present Values What is the value today of a 15-year annuity that pays $500 a year?The annuity’s first payment occurs at the end of year 6. The annual interest rate is 12 percentfor years 1 through 5‚ and 15 percent thereafter. (Ross‚ Stephen A.. Corporate Finance‚ 8th Edition. Irwin/McGraw-Hill‚ 112006. 4.8). 33. Growing Annuity Southern California Publishing Company is trying to decide whether to revise its popular textbook‚ Financial Psychoanalysis Made Simple. The company
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Behavioral Finance is a subject closely related to Behavioral Economics. Scientific research on human‚ social‚ cognitive and emotional biases is used to better understand economic decisions and how they affect Finance‚ in particular market prices‚ returns and the allocation of resources. There is a very interesting and rich history of Behavioral Finace rooted in Behavior Economics and psychology‚ and today Behavioral Finance is a very important fundamental of finance and can be used to making financial
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List and briefly describe the three basic questions addressed by a financial manager. What should be the goal of the financial manager of a corporation? Why? What advantages does the corporate form of organization have over sole proprietorships or partnerships? If the corporate form of business organization has so many advantages over the sole proprietorship‚ why is it so common for small businesses to initially be formed as sole proprietorships? The three areas are: 1. Capital budgeting: The
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Sunny Beach Hotel Evaluation Report Regarding Various Scenarios for Adding a Karaoke Pub in the Sunny Beach Hotel . Dear Sir‚ I have considered the scenarios you suggested to be evaluated from economic point of view regarding the opportunity of accepting the offer of Planet Karaoke Pub to install one of its facilities inside the free space from 2nd floor of Sunny Beach Hotel or to extend the activities of our company with a Karaoke pub located on the beach area administrated by our
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T he Sisyphean Corporation The Sisyphean Corporation is considering investing in a new cane manufacturing machine that has an estimated life of three years. The cost of the machine is $30‚000 and the machine will be depreciated straight line over its three-year life to a residual value of $0. The cane manufacturing machine will result in sales of 2‚000 canes in year 1. Sales are estimated to grow by 10% per year each year through year three. The price per cane that Sisyphean will charge
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